Gov. Hickenlooper’s State of the State in a 100-word-cloud

As I did Tuesday following his Inaugural Address, I’ve put Gov. Hickenlooper’s State of the State into a word cloud to get a read on the oft- or un- used words. After all, as Hickenlooper told us today (and Tuesday): his administration will measure everything.

STATE OF THE STATE, BY THE NUMBERS25:57.5 time of the State of the State, in minutes and seconds41 mentions of we33 mentions of Colorado 16 mentions of work14 mentions of can13 mentions of education or Education12 mentions of budget9 mentions of jobs9 mentions of economic or economics7 mentions of health5 mentions of together5 mentions of effective5 mentions of partner5 mentions of balance3 mentions of elegant3 mentions of bipartisan3 mentions of Ritter or Ritter’s2 mentions of Colorado Springs2 mentions of Denver or Denver’s1 mention of renewable energy 1 mention of greener jobs0 mentions of transportation0 mentions of immigration0 mentions of Democrat0 mentions of Republican

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.